Xerographic control apparatus



1963 R. H. EICHORN ET'AL 3,099,944

XEROGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Dec. 28, 1961 27 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR. ROGER H. EICHORN BY ROBERT F. OSBORNE %M-v A TTORNEY Aug. 6,1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL XEROGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS 27 Sheets-Sheet 2Filed Dec. 28, 1961 INVENTOR. ROGER H. EICHORN ROBERT F. OSBORNE ATTORNEY Aug. 6, 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL 3,099,944

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ROGER H. EICHORN BY ROBERT F. OSBORNE A TTORNEY 1963 R. H. EICHORN ETAL3,099,944

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XEROGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Dec. 28, 1961 2'? Sheets-Sheet 5 a aQ) Q L INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN BY ROBERT F. OSBORNE A TTORNEY Aug. 6, 1963 R. H.EXCHORN ETAL 3,099,944

XEROGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Dec. 28, 1961 27 Sheets-Sheet 6INVENTOR.

ROGER H. EICHORN BY ROBERT F. OSBORNE A TT'ORNEY Aug. 6, 1963 R. H.EICHORN ETAL 3,099,944

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XERQGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Dec. 28, 1961 2'? Sheets-Sheet 13INVENTOR.

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XEROGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Dec. 28, 1961 27 Sheets-Sheet 18INVENTOR.

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XEROGRAPHIC CONTROL APPARATUS Filed Dec. 28. 1961 27 Sheets-Sheet 20INVEN 1 OR.

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1. IN A XEROGRAPHIC REPRODUCING APPARATUS HAVING A XEROGRAPHIC DRUM ANDA COPY DRUM JOURNALED FOR ROTATION, A SHEET GRIPPER MEANS CARRIED BYSAID COPY DRUM, SAID SHEET GRIPPER MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO COOPERATE WITHSAID DRUM TO ENGAGE A DOCUMENT TO BE REPRODUCED, AN INTERPOSER MEANSPOSITIONED ADJACENT SAID COPY DRUM FOR MOVEMENT INTO A FIRST POSITION TOEFFECT OPERATION OF SAID SHEET GRIPPER MEANS AND TO A SECOND POSITION INWHICH IT IS IN AN INOPERATIVE RELATION TO SAID SHEET GRIPPER MEANS,DRIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID XEROGRAPHIC DRUM AND SAID COPY DRUM TOEFFECT SYNCHRONIZED MOVEMENT OF SAID XEROGRAPHIC DRUM AND SAID COPYDRUM, CLUTCH OPERATED CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MEANS TOEFFECT OPERATION OF SAID XEROGRAPHIC DRUM THROUGH AT LEAST ONEREVOLUTION TO FIRST EFFECT A REPRODUCING CYCLE AND THEN THROUGH AT LEASTA SECOND REVOLUTION TO EFFECT A TIMING OUT CYCLE; THE IMPROVEMENTCOMPRISING PROGRAMMER MEANS FOR EFFECTING OPERATION OF SAID CLUTCHOPERATED CONTROL MEANS AND FOR MOVING SAID INTERPOSER MEANS WHEN APREDETERMINED NUMBER OF REPRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, SAID PROGRAMMERMEANS INCLUDING A SUPPORT, A SPRING LOADED SHAFT JOURNALED IN SAIDSUPPORT FOR BOTH ROTATIONAL AND AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREIN, A CAM SECURED TOSAID SPRING LOADED SHAFT AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID INTERPOSERMEANS AND TO SAID CLUTCH OPERATED CONTROL MEANS, A PROJECTION ON SAIDSHAFT, DETENT MEANS ENCIRCLING SAID SPRING LOADED SHAFT AND CONNECTED TOSAID SUPPORT FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PROJECTION, SAID DETENT MEANSHAVING AN ENLARGED NOTCH THEREON TO ALLOW SAID SPRING LOADED SHAFT TOMOVE INTO A RELEASED POSITION WHEN SAID PROJECTION IS IN LINE WITH SAIDENLARGED NOTCH, A RATCHET WHEEL FIXED ON SAID SHAFT AND MOUNTEDCONCENTRICALLY WITH SAID DETENT MEANS, MEANS FOR IMPARTING ASTEP-BY-STEP ROTATION TO SAID RATCHET WHEEL FROM THE DRIVE MEANS, ANDHAND CONTROLLED MEANS FIXED TO SAID SPRING LOADED SHAFT FOR ROTATINGSAID SPRING LOADED SHAFT TO VARY THE POSITION OF SAID PROJECTIONANGULARLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID DETENT MEANS SO AS TO VARY THE NUMBER OFREPRODUCING CYCLES AFFECTED BEFORE SAID CLUTCH OPERATED CONTROL MEANS ISACTUATED TO EFFECT A TIMING OUT CYCLE AND BEFORE SAID INTERPOSER MEANSIS POSITIONED IN OPERATIVE RELATION WITH SAID SHEET GRIPPER MEANS.